general defences Flashcards
(3 cards)
1
Q
capacity defences
A
insanity
automatism
intoxication
the defendant is admitting the actus reus but claiming there is a reason as to why or how they made the mens rea.
2
Q
insanity
A
defect of reason
which is the result of a disease of the mind
which has caused the defendant to not know what he was doing wrong
3
Q
what are the two types of defences?
A
capacity
necessity
